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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 109—NO. 39
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President of the Blakely Early County Chamber of Commerce,
James B. Murdock, Jr. presents the STAR Student and SPAR
Teacher Awards to Susan Askew and Mrs. Charlie Houston.
Second District Commander Cary Houston, (left) and Congress
man Maston O’Neal of Bainbridge, speaker, at the Second District
meeting of the American Legion held here Sunday, February 25.
Susan Georgia Askew has been
named the 1968 STAR Student for
the Early County School System,
Mr. James B. Murdock, Jr.,
president of the Blakely-Early
County Chamber of Commerce,
announced this week. Susan is
the daugther of Mr. and Mrs.
David Askew, Jr. of Arlington,
Georgia and is a senior at the
Early County High School.
The STAR Student has se
lected Mrs. Betty Houston of the
Early County High School, as her
Recognition Given ASCS
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J. W. Miller, County Committee Chairman for the Early ASCS Program (right) holds the Award
of Merit presented by John Vance (left) of Washington, Cl C., Southeast Area Director, ASCS, at
the Recognition banquet given by the Blakely Early County Chamber of Commerce with President
James B. Murdock, Jr., (center) presiding, and the two local banks. Warren Cleveland (left, back)
is Office Manager of the Early County ASCS Office.
The Early County Agricultu
ral Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service was presented a
plaque here Wednesday night in
recognition of having been se
lected outstanding unit in the
Southeastern area.
James B. Murdock, Jr., presi
dent of the Blakely Early County
Chamber of Commerce, which
co-sponsored the banquet along
with the First State Bank and the
Bank of Early, at the Town and
Country Club, was presiding of
ficer. The invocation was given
by Marshall Day.
ASCS Southeast Area Direc
tor John Vance, of Washington,
D. C. presented the plaque, joint
ly, to J. W. Miller, Early County
ASCS Chairman and Warren
Cleveland, county office mana
ger.
The local ASCS office was se
lected first in the state in its
class and was notified in January
they were the most outstanding
unit in the Southeast Area, win
ning, from oWer 700 other county
offices in the area that extends
from Virginia through the south
ern states and Puerto Rico.
"The purpose of this meeting
Is to honor a group of capable,
hardworking county committee
men and ASCS office personnel,"
Mr. Vance stated. "It is such
backing as this, when the two
banks of a community show in
terest and appreciation of the
program, and the Chamber of
Commerce would plan a recog-
Cadi) Comity
STAR Teacher, because of the
great contribution she has made
to her scholastic development.
Susan said, "Mrs. Houston has
Inspired me to always do my
best in all my undertaking. The
guidance and assistance I have
received from her during my
years at Early County High School
has been Invaluable to me and I
will continue to profit in years to
come from this. Knowing Mrs.
Houston has been a valuable and
rewarding experience for me.
nition banquet of this caliber.
"There are five primary ele
ments In evulatlng the job," the
speaker said, "program accep
tance, program participation, ef
ficiency, cost of admlnstration,
and the public’s acceptance and
understanding. We consider this
the best admlnstered county in
the southeast part of the United
States," he said as he attri
buted the unit’s success to "Key
Leadership".
William H. Booth, State Direc
tor, ASCS, emphasized "Ser
vice" In his Recognition Address,
"If we are not of service to the
farmer, then the ASCS has no
reason for being and we have
noted >vlth Interest for several
years the excellent work done
by the Early County ASCS Of
fice. The plaques, certificates
and checks are justly deserved...
You have the knowledge of a job
well done".
Director Booth recognized
several State and National offi
cials attending the banquet: Mr.
and Mrs. John Collins, Pelham;
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Andrews, Ken
nesaw, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mllhollan, Douglas, Ga.; and Leo
nard Hoffman, lowa.
Charles F. Coker, District
Fieldman, said, “Officials in
Washington have said for years
that Georgia ranks first In the
nation In ASC service and ope
rations. Since Early County
ASC Is first in Georgia, I would
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Young Rotarian
Speaks On
Cattle Raising
Blakely Rotarians heard an
interesting talk by one of the
club’s newer and younger mem
bers last Friday when Marvin.
Singletary spoke on his Rotary
classification, "general farm
ing’’. Mr. Singletary’s factually
prepared talk cjpalt mostly with
the raising of cattle. He was
introduced by general chairman,
Rotarian Robert Collier.
President Lewis Fryer pre
sided and announced that tomor
row (Friday) night, the club will
stage its annual ladies’ night
party at 8 o’clock. No meeting
will be held at noon Friday, the
usual meeting time, President
Fryer stated.
Visitors present were Jim
Rish, of Macon, guest of Ray
mond Singletary; Bruce Ellen,
member of the Dothan club, mak
ing up attendance, a guest of Jim
Richardson; Al Wallace, of Al
bany, guest of Earl Taylor; Billy
Lhderwood, guest of his father,
“Pete" lhderwood; high school
seniors, Leilanne White and John
Robert Moseley, guests of honor
ary member Charles Hobbs.
As a teacher she has encouraged
me to set high goals and work
toward them, which had made
me more aware of the impor
tance of having a good education."
Mr. Murdock, made these an
nouncements and awarded the
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say it is the most outstanding
in the Nation".
In addition to the plaque, the
staff members were presented
certificates and checks, they in
clude: Cleveland; Max Holman,
Chief Clerk; T. M. Collier, Com
pliance supervisor; and clerks:
Mrs. Termain Lovering, Mrs.
Linton Willis, Mrs. Hubert Gil
bert and Mrs. Jack Collier.
Recognized as hosts, and at
tending the banquet were: bank
officials: Mr. and Mrs. John
Q Holman, Mr. and Mrs. Vir
gil Jones, & G. Maddox, Sr., and
A. J. Singletary: Mrs. Marshall
Day, Chamber of Commerce se
cretary, who planned and directed
the banquet: Leroy Haddock,
Early County ASCS Committee
man;
Community Committeemen
(ASCS): Charles Davis, A. D.
Harrlss, & Q Owen, J. W. Dur
ham, Mack Jarrett, Wilber
Evans, Renfro Carter, Jerry Mil
ler. ASCS Advisory Committee:
Judson Cooper, Chester Clardy,
Preston Fulmer, Chester Mc-
Knight. Compleance Reporter;
Carl Askew. Early County Com
missioners: Chairman G. C.
Davis, Emory Durham, Guy
White, B. C. Williams, Sevola
Jones;
Mayor Pro-Tern A. J. Gentry,
representing the City of Blakely;
News Media representatives: W.
H. Fleming, Wayne Foster, Mrs.
W. M Barksdale.
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1968
REGION 1-B CHAMPIONS
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EARLY COUNTY BOBCATS CHAMPIONS OF REGION 1-B. The ‘Cats
are in Macon today where they play Wilcox County in the State Tourna
ment at 4 o’clock. Front, left to right front row: Dewey Cannon, Ernest
McCormick, Tim Everson, Rex Howell, Larry Hollington. Back row, assist
ant coach Tommy Steele, John Harper, John Ricketson Franklin Arnold,
Cliff Starr, Marvin Ernest, Captain Wally Houston, the only senior on
the squad, John Brown and head coach Tommy Whitehurst.
Red Cross Fund
Drive To Begin
Thurs. Morning
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S. G. Maddox, Jr.
Si G. Maddox, Jr., chairman
of the Early County Red Cross,
announces that the fund campaign
gets underway today to raise the
County’s quota of $1,954.00. Mr.
Maddox calls on all Early coun
tlans to give generously to this
great cause.
"The demands upon the Red
Cross are greater thanever",he
said, "in Viet Nam alone Red
Cross messages In behalf of U, Si
servicemen average 800 per day;
350 Red Cross workers are ser
ving In Viet Nam at 60 different
locations. The Red Cross an
nually assists 1 out of 3 ser
vicemen in the United States,
South Viet Nam and 30 other
foreign countries.”
The following campaign work
ers have been named to solicit
funds in the business area of
Blakely:
Bernard Herring, Edsel Bryan,
"Red” Knighton, Charles De-
Loach, Virgil Jones, Stanley
Houston, Richard Grist, Robert
Collier, "Tige” Pickle, C. P.
Jenkins, Jack Howell, J. T.
Manry.
Named by Mr. Maddox to so
licit in the residential areas are
Mrs. Clarence Still, Mrs. S, G
Maddox, Jr., Mrs. Walter Tlner,
Mrs. Will Middleton, Mrs. Bill
Loyed, Mrs. Billy Sprague, Mrs.
William Jordan, Mrs. Gerald
Lumpkin, Mrs. Bill Kimbrell,
Mrs. J. J. Hewitt, Mrs. James
W. Richardson, Miss Kathleen
Smith, Mrs. C. C. Middleton.
Mrs. Howard Pugh, Mrs. W. H.
Fleming, Mrs. C. E. Boyett, Mrs.
Lemuel Tlner, Mrs. Dick Muel
ler, Mrs. Hugh Eubanks, Charles
Roberts, Mrs. Ben Cooper, Dr.
and Mrs. C. D. Horton.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Early County Elementary
and High School will dismiss ab
noon on ihui ' 'arch 7, 1968.
Inter-Club To
Hear Tourism
Head in April
The Inter-Club Council will
meet tonight, March 7, at the
First State BankCommunityroom.
Among the Important items for
discussion will be the April meet
ing of the Council when Bill Hard
man, Director of Tourism and
Trade for the State, will be the
guest speaker; a report from the
Feasibility Committee for a mu
seum and organizational busi
ness. Dr. Q D. Horton, presi
dent, has said, "the DeFunlak
Springs, Florida, Chamber of
Commerce has endorsed the
Scenic Old South Trail k this
council is - sponsoring and this
letter will De read to the
council.”
Local Ministers
Hold Meeting
February 28
The Arlington Ministerial As
sociation met Wednesday after
noon at 2 p.m. at Arlington Bap
tist Church. Rev. T. B. Calla
way, president, called the meet
ing to order and Rev. Eugene
Scott, pastor of Arlington Metho
dist Church led in prayer.
An item of discussion was
the recent area-wide census
sponsored by the Association.
The Easter Sunrise Service was
planned with the service to be
held at the ball park on Easter
Sunday, weather permitting.
Other points that will enlarge
the work of the association were
discussed and plans were made
to investigate these potentials.
Three of the churches will be
having revival services during
the month of March.
A special called meeting will
be held at a later date to dis
cuss the final results of the
census.
EARLY COUNTY
FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
Post 14 of the Georgia State
Patrol reported that they made
28 arrests and 53 warnings.
Worked 11 accidents with 2 in
jured and none killed. Disposed
of 19 cases for total money of
$1034.00 In Early County during
the month of February 1968.
NOTICE
Early County News
Available At
PIGGLY WIGGLY
And
Suwannee Swifty
S. Church St.
Commissioners
Met Tuesday
March sth
The board of Early County
commissioners met In regular
monthly session here Tuesday.
Motions were approved to con
tribute the cost of sending a
boy and a girl to Boys and Girls
State, donated SIOO.OO to the Red
Cross, and agreed to make cer
tain improvements to the new
airport, one of which is to dig a
well. Other business transacted
was routine.
All members were present,
namely: G G Davis, chairman,
Sevola Jones, Chalker Williams,
Emory Durham and Guy White.
Read The Early County News I
Civic Youth Day Winners
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Civic Youth Day winners: Ist row: Harold CXmaway, Jimmy Barksdale, John Rlcketson, City
Councllmen; Mayor, Jack Dean; Mayor Pro Tern, Carol McNeal; Debbie Davis, City Councilman;
Randall Williams, Dennis Johnson, Esther Lovering, Steve Evans, all County Commissioners.
2nd row; Dee Dee Lisenby, Sue Johnston, Annette Davis, Board of Education;' Judge of Superior
Court, Eddie Reese; County Treasurer, Carl Hobbs; Supt. of County Schools, Roger Sammons;
Sheriff, Donald Hayes; State Representative, Jeannie Clinkscales; John Brown, Clerk, Superior
Court; Mike Crum, Board of Education; Barry Clower, Ordinary;
3rd row; Danny Westbrook, City Clerk; Steve Hammond, Chief of Police; Jackie Colson,
Building Inspector; Hiluard Kitchens, Solicitor, Superior Court; Charles Clark, Supt. Streets and
Sanitation; Jo Beth McGill, City Attorney; Larry Fussell, Supt. Water and Lights; Doug Thompson,
Judge of City Court; Danny White, School Principal; William Eddy Floyd, Chief of Fire Department.
Weather Summary
The following is a summary
of local weather conditions for
the month of February, 1968;
TEMPERATURE: Average
daily high, 56.7; average daily
low, 31.2; average, 44.0 (depar
ture from the normal, - 10.0).
Highest, 73, occurring during
the 24-hour period ending 7 a.m.
on the Ist; lowest, 20, occurring
on the 12th.
PRECIPITATION: Total, 2.03
Luther Bridges
Final Rites
Held Sunday
Luther Edgar Bridges, 306
Magnolia St., died in the Early
Memorial Hospital, Friday night,
March 1, following a long Illness.
A native of Early County, he had
spent his entire life here and
was a carpenter by trade. He
was a member of the Westview
Methodist Church. He was born
October 23, 1898, hence was 69
years of age.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon in the Blakely
Church of Christ, conducted by
ministers Kenneth Cook, Jack
Zorn and the Rev. A. H. Lanier.
Interment followed in the Blak
ely cemetery with Manry-Min
ter Funeral Home in charge.
Active pall bearers were Bobby
King, Henry Gordon, Crozier
Batchelor, Ralph Scarborough,
Harvey White, Hoyt Kenney.
Honorary pall bearers were Se
vola Jones, Tom Grier, Lewis
Jones, Jim Bynum, Shelly Sim
mons, C. W. Shierllng.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Edna Bowden Bridges, three
daughters, Mrs. Kennard L. Mor
gan, Jacksonville, Ark.; Mrs.
Roger Lomax, Athens; Mrs.
Veryle Horne, Blakely: three
sons, L E. Bridges, Jr., Shell
man; Baker Bridges, Beuna
Vista: John R. Bridges, Atlanta;
one brother Otis Bridges, Blak
ely, and 11 grandchildren.
E.W. Bundy
Passes Suddenly
The funeral of Emmett W.
Bundy, 75, was held on Wednes
day of the pas t week at New
Hope Baptist Church in Early
County with interment to follow
in Roberts Cemetery near Col
quitt. Colquitt Funeral Home
was in charge.
Mr. Bundy died Tliesday at
Blakely Nursing Home following
a brief illness. A native of
Calhoun County, he was a re
tired farmer and was a member
of Salem Baptist Church at Edi-
Inches (departure from the nor
mal, - 2.77 Inches): greatest
in any 24-hour observational
period, .53 for the 24-hour period
ending 7 a.m. on the 3rd. Number
of days with .01 inch or more,
12; with .50 inch or more, 1;
with 1.00 inch or more, 0.
MISCELLANEOUS: Thunder
on the 2nd; sleet on the 18th
and 23rd; snow flurries on the
18th and 24th; killing frost on
the 9th, 16th, 17th, 20th And
25th. While there have ! n
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
Jaycees Start
Membership Drive
This Month
The Blakely Jaycees are start
ing this month to contact and in
stall as many young men as pos
sible, between the ages of 21
to 36 as members of their local
club.
The Jaycees feel that there
are many energetic young men
in Blakely and Early County who
are missing out on a vital oppor
tunity to associate with other
men their age and at the same
time serve their town and com
munity by doing important civic
work.
The Jaycees motto is "we
work hard and we play hard”.
The work includes projects to
raise money for community and
civic needs, furnish labor to
promote civic projects, personal
development of the individual
Jaycee and almost any other job
that needs doing. The play in
cludes many club and social func
tions such as dances and ban
quets, golf tournaments and
district and state conventions.
There is an outstanding Jaycette
club in Blakely which is made
up of Jaycee wives, and these
two clubs work hand-in-hand on
many projects.
The Blakely Club holds din
ner meetings every Ist and 3rd
Wednesday nights at the Town
and Country Club. If you are a
young man between the ages of
21-36 and are interested in be
coming a Jaycee, please contact
one of the local members about
attending one of our meetings
as a guest of the club, and let
us show you what you can gain
by becoming one of 300,000 Uhited
States Jaycees.
son. His wife was the late Julia
Cobb Bundy.
Sirvivors include three sons,
Enjmett W. Bundy, Jr. and Willie
Bundy,'both of Quincy, Fla., and
Lester Bundy of DeLand, Fla.;
two daughters, Mrs. Edward
Sheffield of Colquitt and Mrs.
Thomas Rice of Cuthbert; one
sister; 21 grandchildren, and 15
great-grandchildren.
years In which the temperature
has occasionally dropped lower
in February than the 20-degree
low for February, 1968, the latter
must be considered as one of the
coldest on the basis of sustained
low temperatures prevailing
throughout most of the month.
20 out of the 29 twenty-four
hour observational periods re
gistered minimum temperatures
of 32 degrees or lower, with 2
or such 29 periods registering
maximum temperatures of37and
38 degrees, respectively.